Aclu
Senior Campaign Lead, Democracy
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 40 days ago
AccessibilityProject ManagementLeadership
About the role
- We work to center principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging in our approach.
- The annual salary for this position is $196,369 (Level D), reflecting the salary of a position based in New York, NY.
- Salaries are subject to a regional pay adjustment if authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.
Responsibilities
- The Senior Campaign Lead, Democracy will report to the Director of National Campaigns, Democracy within the National Campaigns Division.
- Reporting to the Director of National Campaigns, Democracy, help to manage a team charged with charting the course for the ACLU's political agenda, specifically the organization's democracy program.
- This position will lead campaigns on core issues in the ACLU democracy portfolio, including election safeguarding, structural democracy reform, voting rights, privacy and surveillance and others.
- Provide strategic advice and counsel to the Director of National Campaigns, Democracy and Chief Political & Advocacy Officer in areas of expertise and in efforts to lead the department's engagements
- lead the team in the Director of National Campaigns, Democracy's absence, as designated
- Design and lead complex, multi-tooled campaigns from planning to execution, spearheading the development of robust campaign goals, plans, strategies, tactics, and budgets to achieve outcomes in specific areas
- Lead legislative and administrative campaigns, with minimal need for management level guidance
- Successfully employ constituent and/or voter targeting, developing advertisements (TV, radio, print), polling, and developing creative campaign tactics for earned media or other purposes
- Retain and manage vendors and consultants
- Work closely with the Organizing Division on developing field plans for relevant campaigns
Requirements
- Significant experience with issue advocacy and/or electoral campaigning at the federal, state, and/or local levels, including campaign management experience
Compensation
- The ACLU is committed to equity, transparency, and clarity in pay.
- Consistent with our compensation philosophy, there is a set salary for each role based on geographic work location.
- The annual salary for this position is $196,369 (Level D), reflecting the salary of a position based in New York, NY.
- Salaries are subject to a regional pay adjustment if authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.
- Identify areas of work that should be prioritized, developing an annual slate of priorities that help drive the core work of the program
- We support employee growth and development through annual professional development funds, internal professional development programs and workshops
Benefits
- Focus on your well-being with comprehensive healthcare benefits (including medical, dental and vision coverage, parental leave, gender affirming care & fertility treatment)
- Plan for your retirement with 401k plan and employer match
- In conjunction with the Director of National Campaigns, Democracy, provide leadership in the development of novel goals, strategy, and vision, and the strategic plans necessary to advance key political outcomes
- Demonstrate an ability to be flexible and adjust priorities as necessary in order to adapt to changing external environment
- Center and embed the principles of equity, inclusion and belonging in their work by demonstrating commitment to diversity with an approach that respects and values multiple perspectives
Company info
- We are policy experts, lawyers, community organizers, lobbyists, campaign strategists, electoral specialists, program managers and more.
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